We develop our propensity to forgive or not to forgive by what we see illustrated at the early ages of our development. – T. D. Jakes
As a Christian, Christ died so that we will have eternal life in Him in Heaven. What it looks like doesn’t matter, what it smells like doesn’t matter, as long as Christ is there it will be Heaven to me. – T. D. Jakes
I want to congratulate all the men out there who are working diligently to be good fathers whether they are stepfathers, or biological fathers or just spiritual fathers. – T. D. Jakes
Resist your fear; fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe. – T. D. Jakes
Here is the amazing thing about Easter; the Resurrection Sunday for Christians is this, that Christ in the dying moments on the cross gives us the greatest illustration of forgiveness possible. – T. D. Jakes
I think most people who get into their 50s reassess what made sense and what didn’t make sense. – T. D. Jakes
It is your passion that empowers you to be able to do that thing you were created to do. – T. D. Jakes
So though there are many things I would have done differently, I submit to God’s sovereignty and His purpose in my life and I thank Him that He brought me the way He brought me and gave me what He gave me when He thought I could handle it. – T. D. Jakes
We cannot embrace God’s forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges. – T. D. Jakes
I like to see myself as a bridge builder, that is me building bridges between people, between races, between cultures, between politics, trying to find common ground. – T. D. Jakes
I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It’s a gift you give yourself. – T. D. Jakes
There are no college courses to build up self-esteem or high school or elementary school. If you don’t get those values at a early age, nurtured in your home, you don’t get them. – T. D. Jakes
I chose to present myself as one who comes from among the people, and I can be touched by their pain because I have my own. – T. D. Jakes
The first time I walked on a stage I knew that was what I was created to do. I knew that there was a calling and a sense of purpose in my life that gave me fulfillment and a sense of destiny. – T. D. Jakes
I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me. – T. D. Jakes
My first church had seven members in it, and I have to remember, the rent was $225 a month and I worked for Union Carbide and took the check I made from work to pay for the rent to keep the church open. – T. D. Jakes
I think the amazing thing about gospel music is that not only does it lift up the death and resurrection of our Lord, which is consistent with the Gospel, but it is uniquely communicated depending upon the generation. – T. D. Jakes
When you make a decision to forgive it’s a decision that you have to make intellectually. – T. D. Jakes
I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives. – T. D. Jakes
I’m for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be. – T. D. Jakes
But I think my mistakes became the chemistry for my miracles. I think that my tests became my testimonies. – T. D. Jakes
I was raised in the Baptist church… but I didn’t really have a real committed experience with Christ until my father died. – T. D. Jakes
If you learn how to forgive others for not being strong, then people can learn how to forgive you for your own issues. – T. D. Jakes
We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it’s absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive. – T. D. Jakes
